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i oppose the us's nuclear arsenal too so thereUS 'opposes' nuclear North Korea: "The US 'will not accept' a nuclear-armed North Korea, the country's defence secretary tells an Asian security conference."
(Via BBC News.)
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'Lost' music instrument recreated: "New software has enabled researchers to recreate a long forgotten musical instrument called the Lituus."
(Via BBC News.)
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Bush Comes Out of Hiding: "Last night, George W. Bush gave his first speech since the torture flap exploded. The GOP still eschews the ex-president on a personal level but, says Matthew Yglesias, it's now fully embracing his legacy. George W. Bush was rarely heard from during..."
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Scooplet: the Palm Pre syncs with iTunes - Apple 2.0: "It came up briefly at CES in January when a Palm (PALM) representative let the cat out of the bag (see here). Nobody followed up. But with more and more Palm Pres appearing in the wild — in the hands of Palm employees, Elevation partners, one of my high-school buddies, even the Boy Genius — we can now confirm this little secret:"
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A Widescreen Laser Projector In Your Pocket: "Edis Krad writes 'Redmond based company Microvision is in the last stages of developing and releasing a portable, laser-based projector, code-named 'Show WV.' The projector has a resolution of 848 by 400 pixels (WVGA) and, since it uses laser-scanning rather than LCD to form the images, it does not require a lens to focus, allowing it to display images virtually in any surface. The device comes with its own user-replaceable battery, which means you could take it with you anywhere you want. Although there is no pricing information on their website, according to this local news video, it could cost at least $200.'
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
(Via Slashdot.)
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BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | People may be able to taste words: "We are all capable of 'hearing' shapes and sizes and perhaps even 'tasting' sounds, according to researchers. This blending of sensory experiences, or synaesthesia, they say, influences our perception and helps us make sense of a jumble of simultaneous sensations. "
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Jordan Finger talks w N.V. Perricone Jordan is CEO of Ardis Health, my main clientForbes.com Video Network | Most Promising Companies: Healthy Perspective: "Forbes and America's Most Promising Companies brings you VIP Entrepreneurs and Celebrity Mentor, two new video series featuring a hand-picked panel of expert entrepreneurs that address issues relevant to small business owners today."
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Five Ways to Speed Up Page Response Times: "It’s important for your website to load as fast as possible; users want to see your web pages quickly and if you can’t give them that - then they’ll go somewhere else. In this article, you’ll find a discussion on five simple and effective techniques for speeding up your web pages."
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God comics: God asserts his copyright in the universe: "
Elan sez, 'I'm an Eisner Nominee for Best Digital Comic, and I just wanted to share with you my newest project:
'God' (the abridged title): Some day the intellectual property of God will be owned by a media, entertainment, and theme park corporation that rhymes with 'Malt Crispy'. The Apocalypse is looming and its up to Reverend Joeb Kim, an ordained minister in the Sacred Order of Accounting, to stop it.'
Update: Ethan sez, 'I wanted to point out to you that his first words ever, Let There Be Light, are also a registered trademark. This one belonging to SAP.'
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(Via Boing Boing.)
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Cocaine found in Red Bull Cola?: "Six German states have banned Red Bull Cola after lab tests turned up trace amounts of coca leaf extracts in the beverage. According to authorities, the substance requires the beverage to be classified as a narcotic, requiring a license for sale. (Of course, even Coca-Cola didn't become entirely cocaine-free until 1929.) From BBC News:
(Red Bull) said coca leaf extracts were used worldwide as a natural flavouring, and that its own tests had found no traces of cocaine.'Germany bans cola after drug test'
The illegal cocaine alkaloid - one of 10 found in coca and representing only 0.8% of the plant's chemical make-up - is chemically removed before use, as mandated by international anti-narcotics agencies.
'There is no scientific basis for this ban on Red Bull Cola because the levels of cocaine found are so small,' Fritz Soergel, the head of the Institute for Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Research in Nuremberg, Bavaria, told Time magazine.
'And it's not even cocaine itself. According to the tests we carried out, it's a non-active degradation product with no effect on the body. If you start examining lots of other drinks and food so carefully, you'd find a lot of surprising things.'
(Via Boing Boing.)
